Medium severity · published Jun 25, 2026
CVE-2026-8662
Path Traversal in Rapid7 InsightConnect Compression Plugin
4.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Path Traversal vulnerability in the create_archive function of Rapid7 InsightConnect Compression Plugin on Linux allows authenticated attackers to write to unintended file paths via crafted filename input. The impact is limited to file corruption as content cannot be controlled by the attacker.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IC
InsightConnect Compression Plugin · Rapid7
before 2.0.3 · source: vendor
IC
Insightconnect Compression · Rapid7
before 2.0.3 · source: NVD